Schwarzer Kugelvogel????
Ein Blässhuhn - das verraten die Füße!
März 2026, Bärensee bei Stuttgart.

Black ball- or bowl-bird???
A coot - these feet are unique! March 2026, Bärensee near Stuttgart.

🔬: Fulica atra
🇬🇧: Eurasian Coot

#natur #vogel #vögel #voegel #birds #blässhuhn #blaesshuhn #blesshuhn
#eurasiancoot #coot #fulicaatra #vogelphotographie #vogelfotografie #vogelfotografie_deutschland #birdphotography #naturphotographie #naturfotografie #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #canonphotography #vogelbeobachtung #birdwatch #birdwatching #birdstagram #dailybirdpix #raw_birds

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Meerkoet #InHetPark
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Bläshuhn
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #EurasianCoot
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #LyskaČerná
#FulicaAtra

A #EurasianCoot comes straight at the lens, eyes locked, beak centered, no drama needed.
#Amsterdam canals are full of tiny standoffs like this, one bird, one moment, all focus. 👀
https://www.amir2000.nl/blog/eurasian-coots-amsterdam-canals-soft-light-2025 "Coots on calm water in Amsterdam"
Do you read this look as curious or as warning?
#Coots #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #CanalLife #CanonR5MarkII #AMIR2000NLPhotography

WENN DU LANGE IN EINEN ABGRUND BLICKST, BLICKT DER ABGRUND AUCH IN DICH HINEIN
#Amsterdam #SilentSunday #meerkoet #EurasianCoot

#BirdOfTheDay : les foulques et/ou les poules d'eau #CootsAndMoorhens - Un parent foulque macroule et son petit en train de faire une pause dans une forêt de nénuphars, pour un moment mignon.
#Photography #Nature #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #FulicaAtra #EurasianCoot #UnJourUnePhoto

#BirdOfTheDay : les foulques et/ou les poules d'eau #CootsAndMoorhens - Un parent foulque macroule et son petit en train de faire une pause dans une forêt de nénuphars, pour un moment mignon.
#Photography #Nature #Birds #Bird #BirdPhotography #Birding #FulicaAtra #EurasianCoot #UnJourUnePhoto

Dark waters, white beak, red eye.

At Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem, I spotted something white moving on the dark pond surface. For a second I thought, “what is that?” — and then it hit me. A coot! An Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra, Dutch: Meerkoet). These little water birds always look like they’re in formal wear — black suit, white tie, red eyes, and serious attitude.

The water here was unusually dark, absorbing almost all light. My camera’s metering system had no idea what to do with it and kept pushing the ISO sky-high. So I switched to full manual mode: shutter at 1/250s, aperture f/7.1, ISO locked at 2500. The Canon 5D Mark IV with the Sigma 100–400mm lens handled it beautifully. No flashy post-processing here — just careful exposure control and a bit of patience.

I love how the black feathers blend nearly invisibly into the dark water, leaving only that bright beak and red eye cutting through the scene. It’s one of those moments where light, contrast, and instinct all meet. What a hoot… or should I say, what a coot!

Photography, after all, is just another way of studying light and life.

#EurasianCoot #FulicaAtra #Meerkoet #BirdPhotography #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #BirdsOfEurope #DutchNature #LowLightPhotography #ManualMode #ExposureControl #NaturalLight #WildlifeObservation #UrbanWildlife #DarkWater #PhotographyAndScience #LightAndLife #FieldPhotography #OpticsAndArt #PhotographyEducation #NatureDetails #ParkSonsbeek #ArnhemPhotography #BirdLovers #PhotographersLife #WildBirds #ScientificPhotography #NatureStudy #CanonPhotography #SigmaArtLens #WildlifeArt #LearningByObserving #AvianBeauty #ContrastAndLight #PhotographyJourney #NatureThroughTheLens #StoryThroughLight #ByMaikeldeBakker

🇳🇱 Goedenacht, slaap zacht. #Meerkoet #InHetPark
🇩🇪 Gute Nacht und schöne Träume. #Bläshuhn
🇬🇧 Good night, sleep tight. #EurasianCoot
🇨🇿 Dobrou noc a hezké sny. #LyskaČerná
#FulicaAtra

#BirdOfTheDay du jour : #Attitude. J'aime bien l'expression de cette foulque macroule qui venait de faire fuir une poule d'eau qui s'approchait trop près de son poussin, on dirait qu'elle a la satisfaction du devoir accompli.
#UnJourUnePhoto #Bird #Photography #Nature #FulicaAtra #EurasianCoot